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Posted: 00:03 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: Say hello to Ri-Ri - Tot's 07 R1 - Project OEM+ |
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Woke up this morning like a man on a mission! I had 3 R1's I planned to view around Berkshire and Wiltshire, but due to one of them being sold late on Friday, it left me with 2. The weather was dire, but a toyota celica shod with winter/snow tyres made the trip a doddle.
So off to Pro-Bike in Newbury to view the first bike on the list.
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Walked in through the door at 9:30, and with intent, marched straight to the R1. I asked to pull the bike out, and took out a credit card to use as a feeler gauge and started probing into the brake calipers. Started stretching the chain out, feeling the tyres and bouncing the bike.
Some close shots
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"Can I see the paperwork and service history?" were my next words. Haggled hard on the fact that the front tyre was cupped, oil looked manky and it had no R&G crash protection! Amongst other things, I "wasn't happy" that it didn't have a double bubble or alarm. All minor things I'm not typically fussed about, given the bike has a comprehensive full service history and previous MOTs!
What came next surprised. Not only did I get a nice wodge off the sticker price, the chap offered to put a new Bridgestone S20 on the front, give the bike an annual service and stick on 12 months MOT! Kev at pro-bikes cited that because I travelled a fair way in the snow, he figured I was determined to score a deal.
Anyway, deposit down and picking her up in a fortnight!
Goes to show that deals can be had in winter, and that not all dealers are there to screw you over. Top job from the chaps at Pro-Bikes in Newbury giving me a pleasant experience . The last time I bought a bike at a dealership was 11 years ago! Needless to say, I scrapped the other visits!
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#Tidy
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Already purchased the following items for mods
H7 HIDs & CREE T10 sidelights (projector headlight winning)
R&G sliders - bagged a bargain - £110 from £180
Stompgrip tank pads
Shorty levers
To come
Zero Gravity Double Bubble
Arrow thunder Carbon fibre exhausts
To rub salt in the wounds for some of the BCF mates on facebook, insurance is only £182 ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!
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Posted: 00:41 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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Dress smart, turn up with some tools and follow these steps
Can you pull the bike out so I can have a good look? Just look for things you can knock price off on - any consumables. I exaggerated the point of rolling the tyres and cupping it, pulling the chain and feeling for the brake pads. Suffice to say, work was done to sort those items out in the service history, but I noted it.
Say you're a cash buyer! Some might say that old trick doesn't work, but the dealer doesn't need to know how you've sourced the balance - loan etc. Bear in mind credit cards will be a 3% surcharge
Buy in winter... for sports bikes!
If you sound like a well spoken customer and engage in banter, they'll like you. You need to sell yourself so it gives an excuse for the dealer to "like" you and want to sell it. I was going in for money off, but got a lot more than I bargained for!
Also, rock up in a cast and in really horrid weather, and you'll get sympathy points. Winter + middle to end of the month = keen to sell! ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 01:44 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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How the.......... You must be older than you look to insure that for half what it costs me to insure a STR |
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Posted: 02:03 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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27 with 8 years NCB? Garaged and a job as nuclear engineer. 6k miles including commute.
Us asians age very well ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 02:17 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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I'm 33 with 5 years ncb and a Professional driver of Buses, long story, but I am an advanced driver and get annual top-up training... Insurance cunts still want to raise my premiums every year
Bike is garaged and chained to the re-enforced concrete with Almax's finest and has the factory optional alarm.
Forgot to say, well done, that's a nice bike for some fun and shenanigans
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Glad you have your clothes on in this pic!
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Posted: 09:57 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | Nice score! What'd you do to your wrist / arm? Must've missed that story. |
Well, you guys may have been wondering why I've been dormant on BCF over the last year or so. The answer is this.
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I've been seriously getting into my trail/all-mountain/enduro riding. Got a lot of nice natural trails near where I live so I decided to upgrade my "commuter" to something that allows me to commute and have fun in the weekend; in many ways, like the R1.
I had my accident the same time as Graham Jordan in november(incidentally, also rides an underseat R1), except mine was at the Forest of Dean downhill section.
About 50 metres from the end of one of their runs, a newb rider crashed out in front of me when he misjudged a series of rollers. I was going much faster than him, having exited the previous berm considerably faster. So, when trying to avoid him, I clipped a bush with my handlebad which threw me over. Did my right side royally - bruised shoulder, fractured schaphoid and a few cracked ribs. Strava got me in at doing 20mph as I hit the deck. I set 34 achievements on Strava that day, so I was pissed off that I couldn't do 2 more laps of the track! (verderers trail).
Cue me taking part in an NHS study for the understanding of wrist fractures. A lot of people in the population were given surgery as part of the treatment; so i got my scaphoid pinned. Long story short, I got referred to the physio too early because I was showing very good signs of improvement; no cast 10 days after treatment. I took that as an indication that I could resume weight training. 5 weeks after incident + doing bench presses = Crack still present in schaphoid, hence the cast is on until 11th feb!
Few clips of what I've been getting up to
Local Downhill Tracks near my house
Proof that you can actually hit close to 40mph on these things...local descent ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 12:05 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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It's not that I don't like my Fireblade, it's just I won't be able to depend on it for another 4-5 years. Once electrical niggles set in, that's it! Considering it lived outside for most of my ownership, it didn't really help with its durability and longevity. R1 or 1000rr was always bound to be the next step in terms of maturity. ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 12:12 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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/Paddy style post/
Whats happening to the Blade...?
Edit: You still down South-East way for nuclear blowing up of shit? ____________________ Pictorgraphicalfantastical |
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Posted: 14:33 - 18 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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Nah, I'm south west... working on Hinkley Point C!
Blade is being sold to Harley off here. If anybody's on my facebook, he's the primary cause why I'm getting de-friended at an alarming rate !
Sending it off the proper way, to a mate, so it can go onto the racetrack. He's taking EVERYTHING, spare fairings etc. I'm not even de-modding the bike, so it'll go with the remus can and PCIII as well as whatever spares I can find; wiring looms, spare speedo (defective). First thing he's gonna do is re-loom the bike, which is probably a wise choice, since it'll sort out all the electrical issues with the bike. Considering he's already got a 929 and loves them, my one with trick bits (Galfer rotors + HMRacing tuned suspension) is good to go.
If it had to go, it HAD to go cheap, and to a mate who knows what he's doing! ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Just checking out your freeride edits Rob! I love the freedom of full on trail riding, except sometimes, the penalties are always there! 10 years of sportbike riding, no problems, 18 months on mountain bikes and I've been to A&E 3 times. Lesson is, "When your body is telling you that it's enough riding for the day, do NOT hike up the trail for that last run!" Bonking hard having pedalled a kilometer up the trail to set a fast time for strava ALWAYS ends in disaster! Upside is, I chased my thrills, made new awesome mates who are more or less into the same things (some of them ride too, or did...before having families), and my licence is intact!
That last statement MIGHT change ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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Posted: 01:23 - 19 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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Those downpipes look gash, whats happening there?!
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Because love at first site/is the exhaust stainless... it looks bad as per my post above |
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Posted: 18:09 - 19 Jan 2015 Post subject: Re: Say hello to Ri-Ri - Tot's 07 R1 |
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Posted: 00:11 - 21 Jan 2015 Post subject: |
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Thing is, tyres don't tell of previous owners lack of money, it's the fact he clearly doesn't need to but matching tyres, buying into the con economy. When the triples bt016 dies, it's getting a PR4 on the rear, front can stay for max miles per £££
I'll ask again, are the downpipes stainless, if not why not |
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Just dirty pipes then, good
It does look nice, unsure if the best looking era, but definitely fap material. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 9 years, 96 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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